RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS
             AIR FORCE BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS

IN THE MATTER OF:      DOCKET NUMBER:  BC-2007-01892
            INDEX CODE: 131.00
            COUNSEL: NONE
            HEARING DESIRED: YES

      MANDATORY CASE COMPLETION DATE: 18 Dec 08

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APPLICANT REQUESTS THAT:

Corrections be made to his Promotion Recommendation Form (PRF) prepared  for
the Fiscal Year 2004 (FY04) Line and Health Professions  Lieutenant  Colonel
Position Vacancy Promotion Selection Board (U0504B)

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APPLICANT CONTENDS THAT:

The PRF that met the selection board contained inaccuracies and should  have
reflected the correct data.

In support of his request applicant provided documentation  associated  with
his  Evaluation  Report  Appeals  Board  (ERAB)  submission.   His  complete
submission, with attachments, is at Exhibit A.

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STATEMENT OF FACTS:

Applicant is currently serving in the Air Force Reserves  in  the  grade  of
lieutenant colonel having assumed that grade effective and with  a  date  of
rank of 30 Sep 04.  The  remaining  relevant  facts  are  contained  in  the
letter prepared by the Air Force office of primary responsibility.

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AIR FORCE EVALUATION:

ARPC/DPB recommends denial.  DPB states while the applicant  states  he  did
apply for ERAB relief, HQ ARPC returned his  package  without  action.   The
package was incomplete; it did not contain the new PRF signed by the  senior
rater as required by AFI 36-2401.  His AFBCMR package  does  not  contain  a
signed, revised copy of  the  proposed  PRF.   It  also  lacks  evidence  of
support for a change from the senior rater who wrote  the  original  report.
The package does contain letters of support from  what  appears  to  be  his
rating chain as it exists today.  If such is the case,  these  letters  have
no bearing on supporting a change four years ago.

HQ ARPC checks final  PV  eligibility  factors  by  verifying  the  position
number on the PRF matches the position the officer occupies, that  it  is  a
higher graded position, and the Duty Title on the PRF matches  the  position
the officer occupies.  Since the board was held four years  ago,  no  record
of this verification exists and it is the assumption  that  the  information
was accurate at the PRF submission date.

The DPB evaluation is at Exhibit B.

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APPLICANT'S REVIEW OF AIR FORCE EVALUATION:

Applicant states that he made several attempts, to include a personal  visit
by his current Operations Group  Commander,  to  get  his  former  rater  to
revise the PRF but he refused to  admit  that  an  error  was  made  on  the
original PRF.  Simply because the rater does not consider the PRF  erroneous
does not mean the errors not were made.  His data verification  brief  shows
him as a Squadron Navigator while the Military Personnel Data System  showed
him in the 96th Airlift  Squadron  Navigation  Section  Scheduler  Position.
Both positions were not Position Vacancy eligible  due  to  lack  of  higher
grade authorizations.  If the fail-safes that the evaluator lists worked  as
stated, then his record should never have met the  board  due  to  the  fact
that he was in an 0-4 graded  position.   His  corrected  data  verification
brief shows he  was  in  the  934th  Operations  Group  Standardization  and
Evaluation position at the time of the promotion and his PRF should  reflect
the information commensurate with the duty position.

In addition, applicant states his senior rater did not  provide  a  copy  of
the PRF to him in the timeline set out in AFI36-2405.   Errors  on  the  PRF
might have been caught and addressed at that time.  He was able to  get  his
duty history changed to reflect his position in the Operations Group  as  of
1 April 2003.  Since the PRF  was  wrong,  the  PRF  should  be  changed  to
reflect the correct data.

His complete response is at Exhibit D.

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THE BOARD CONCLUDES THAT:

1.  The applicant has exhausted all remedies provided  by  existing  law  or
regulations.

2.  The application was timely filed.

3.  Sufficient relevant evidence  has  been  presented  to  demonstrate  the
existence of error or injustice.  Applicant contends his  PRF  prepared  for
the U0504B promotion board was erroneous because  it  incorrectly  reflected
the duty position to which he was assigned.  A  statement  provided  by  the
applicant's supervisor at the time indicates he  was  assigned  to  the  new
position on 1 Apr  03,  but  due  to  exigencies  beyond  his  control,  his
military position description could not be updated in a timely manner.   The
position description was subsequently  updated  and  personnel  data  system
currently reflects the  correct  information.   Notwithstanding  his  former
commander's  decision  not  to  support  the  applicant's  request  for   an
corrected PRF, it is our opinion that credible evidence  has  been  provided
which has  led  us  to  believe  the  applicant's  PRF  was  in  error  when
considered by the U0504B board and that the requested corrective  action  is
warranted.  Accordingly, we  recommend  his  records  be  corrected  to  the
extent indicated below.

4.  The applicant's case is adequately documented and it has not been  shown
that a personal appearance with or without counsel will  materially  add  to
our understanding of the issue  involved.   Therefore,  the  request  for  a
hearing is not favorably considered.

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THE BOARD RECOMMENDS THAT:

The pertinent military records of the Department of the Air  Force  relating
to  APPLICANT  be  corrected  to  show  that  the  AF  Form  709,  Promotion
Recommendation,  prepared  for  the  Fiscal  Year  2004  Line   and   Health
Professions Lieutenant Colonel Position Vacancy  Promotion  Selection  Board
be corrected as follows:

      a.  Section I item 4, DAFSC, to reflect: 012A3C.

      b.  Section I item 5, Organization,  Command,  Location,  to  reflect:
934 Operations Group (AMC) Minneapolis Saint Paul IAP ARS MN.

      c.  Section I item 6, PAS Code, to reflect: W31LFDLW.

      d.  Section  II,  Unit  Mission  Description,  to  reflect:   Provides
peacetime command and staff functions for subordinate Aerial Port  Squadron,
Operations Support Flight,  Aeromedical  Evacuation  Squadron,  and  Airlift
Squadron.   Peacetime tactical  airlift  Standardization/Evaluation  section
augments Airlift Squadron crews upon  activation.   Staff  Augments  Airlift
Wing headquarters upon activation.

      e.  Section III item 1, Duty Title, to reflect:  Squadron Navigator.

      f.  Section III  item  2,  Key  Duties,  Tasks,  Responsibilities,  to
reflect:  Manages training and  evaluation  requirements  for  21  Squadron,
Group, and Wing navigators in accomplishment of their  assigned  flight  and
ground    duties.     Assists    in    supervision     of     the     Wing's
standardization/Evaluation program  for  six  aircrew  specialties  and  146
individuals.    Ensures   compliance   with   higher   HQ   directives   and
requirements.  Maintains combat-ready qualification in every  facet  of  the
unit's mission.   Assists  the  96  AS  Squadron  Commander  and  Operations
Officer  in  determining  policy  for  tactical  and  proficiency  training.
Manages 96 AS operations in absence of the Director of  Operations.   Serves
as Mission Commander for unit  deployments,  exercises  and  local  training
missions.

It is further recommended that his  corrected  record  be  considered  by  a
Special  Board  for  the  Fiscal  Year  2004  Line  and  Health  Professions
Lieutenant Colonel Position Vacancy Promotion Selection Board.

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The following members of the Board considered AFBCMR Docket Number  BC-2007-
01892 in Executive Session on 15 Aug 07, under the  provisions  of  AFI  36-
2603:

      Mr. Michael J. Novel, Panel Chair
      Mr. Reginald P. Howard, Member
      Ms. Patricia R. Collins, Member

All members voted to correct the records,  as  recommended.   The  following
documentary evidence was considered:

    Exhibit A.  DD Form 149, dated 6 Jun 07, w/atchs.
    Exhibit B.  Letter, ARPC/DPB, dated 28 Jun 07.
    Exhibit C.  Letter, SAF/MRBR, dated 3 Jul 07.
    Exhibit D.  Letter, applicant, dated 29 Jul 07, w/atchs.




                             MICHAEL J. NOVEL
                                             Panel Chair
AFBCMR BC-2007-01892

MEMORANDUM FOR THE CHIEF OF STAFF

      Having received and considered the recommendation of the Air Force
Board for Correction of Military Records and under the authority of
Section 1552, Title 10, United States Code (70A Stat 116), it is
directed that:

      The pertinent military records of the Department of the Air Force
relating to APPLICANT, be corrected to show that the AF Form 709, Promotion
Recommendation, prepared for the Fiscal Year 2004 Line and Health
Professions Lieutenant Colonel Position Vacancy Promotion Selection Board
be corrected as follows:

            a.  Section I item 4, DAFSC, to reflect: 012A3C.

            b.  Section I item 5, Organization, Command, Location, to
reflect: 934 Operations Group (AMC) Minneapolis Saint Paul IAP ARS MN.

            c.  Section I item 6, PAS Code, to reflect: W31LFDLW.

            d.  Section II, Unit Mission Description, to reflect:  Provides
peacetime command and staff functions for subordinate Aerial Port Squadron,
Operations Support Flight, Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, and Airlift
Squadron.   Peacetime tactical airlift Standardization/Evaluation section
augments Airlift Squadron crews upon activation.  Staff Augments Airlift
Wing headquarters upon activation.

            e.  Section III item 1, Duty Title, to reflect:  Squadron
Navigator.

            f.  Section III item 2, Key Duties, Tasks, Responsibilities, to
reflect:  Manages training and evaluation requirements for 21 Squadron,
Group, and Wing navigators in accomplishment of their assigned flight and
ground duties.  Assists in supervision of the Wing's
standardization/Evaluation program for six aircrew specialties and 146
individuals.  Ensures compliance with higher HQ directives and
requirements.  Maintains combat-ready qualification in every facet of the
unit's mission.  Assists the 96 AS Squadron Commander and Operations
Officer in determining policy for tactical and proficiency training.
Manages 96 AS operations in absence of the Director of Operations.  Serves
as Mission Commander for unit deployments, exercises and local training
missions.

      It is further directed that his corrected record be considered by a
Special Board for the Fiscal Year 2004 Line and Health Professions
Lieutenant Colonel Position Vacancy Promotion Selection Board.




            JOE G. LINEBERGER
            Director
            Air Force Review Boards Agency